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verb

Greekὑπερβάλλω (huperballō)
Biblang

huperballamō

Strong’sG5235

I surpass

stem huperball-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

ὑπερ-βάλλω

[in LXX: Jb 15:11 A (†), Si 5:7 25:11, al.;]

1. trans., to throw over or beyond.
2. Intrans., to run beyond. In both senses, metaph., to exceed, surpass, transcend: II Co 3:10 9:14, Eph 1:19 2:7; c. gen. obj., Eph 3:19.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5235 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoop-er-bal'-lo

to throw beyod the usual mark, i.e. (figuratively) to surpass (only active participle supereminent)

Fromfrom G5228 and G906;

King Jamesexceeding, excel, pass.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
ὑπερβάλλω,
future -βαλῶ, Epic dialect -βαλέωRefs 8th c.BC+: Epic dialect aorist 2 ὑπειρέβαλον Refs 8th c.BC+:—throw over or beyond a mark, overshoot, ὑπέρβαλε σήματα πάντων Refs 8th c.BC+; δουρὶ ὑ. Φυλῆα beat him in throwing with it, Refs
2 ὅτε μέλλοι ἄκρον [λόφον] ὑπερβαλέειν force the stone over the top, Refs 8th c.BC+
3 intransitive, run beyond, overrun the scent, of hounds, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 outstrip or pass, in racing, τινας Refs 5th c.BC+
5 middle, throw a stone over one's head, Refs
II in various metaphorically senses:
II.1 outdo, excel, surpass, overpower, δέδοικα μὴ πρὶν πόνοις ὑπερβάλῃ με γῆρας Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 go beyond, exceed, μήτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑπερβάλλων βοὸς ὁπλὴν μήτ᾽ ἀπολείπων Refs 8th c.BC+exceed Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τὰς τρεῖς ἡμέρας delay longer than.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τὸν χρόνον exceed the time, i. e. be too late, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τὸν καιρόν exceed reasonable bounds, Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative modi, exceed one in.., πάντας ἀνθρώπους τόλμῃ καὶ μιαρίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b with genitive pro accusative, ἆρα λύπῃ ὑ. τὸ ἀδικεῖν τοῦ ἀδικεῖσθα; Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 absolutely, exceed, αἱ μέσαι ἕξεις πρὸς μὲν τὰς ἐλλείψεις ὑπερβάλλουσι compared with their defects are in excess, Refs; exceed all bounds, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐχ ὑπερβαλών keeping within bounds, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3.b frequently in participle ὑπερβάλλων, ουσα, ον, exceeding, excessive, ὑ. δαπάνη Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡδονή, ἔπαινοι, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ὑπερβάλλοντες, opposed to οἱ καταδεέστεροι, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ὑ. an over-high estate, Refs 5th c.BC+ (anapaest meter); φεύγειν τὰ ὑ. ἑκατέρωσε extremes, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ὑ. αὐτῶν such part of them as goes beyond that, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ὑ. [λόγοι], Refs, perhaps overpowering arguments.
II.4 overbid or outbid at auction, ἀλλήλους Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ὑπερβάλλον the overbid, Refs 3rd c.BC+: absolutely, go on further and further, in making offers, προέβαινε τοῖσι χρήμασι ὑπερβάλλων he went on bidding more and more, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, ἕνεκα τοῦ-βεβλῆσθαι τὴν οἰκίαν Refs 2nd c.AD+; see below Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 adverb ὑπερβαλλόντως exceedingly, NT+5th c.BC+; written ὑπερβαλόντως in Refs; opposed to μετρίως, Refs 5th c.BC+
III pass over, cross mountains, rivers, and the like, πρῶνα Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, surmount, τάσδ᾽ ὑ. τύχας Refs
III.b of ships, double a headland, ὑ. Μαλέην Refs 5th c.BC+
III.c absolutely, cross over, ἐς τὴν ἄνω Μακεδονίην Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 of water, run over, beat over, with genitive, ὑπερβάλλει δὲ θάλασσα ἀμφοτέρων τοίχων Refs 6th c.BC+; of rivers, overflow, τὰς ἀρούρας Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, of a kettle, boil over, Refs; of the sea, ἢν δ᾽ ὑπερβάλῃ.. πόντος Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 of the sun, to be very hot, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.4 exceed, i. e. overlap, a base, Refs 3rd c.BC+
B middle, with perfect passive, = Refs 4th c.BC+, outdo, overcome, conquer, τινα Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, to be conqueror, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 exceed, surpass, τινα Refs 4th c.BC+; πάντας τῷ ὕψεϊ καὶ τῷ μεγάθεϊ Refs 5th c.BC+; θωπείαιςRefs 5th c.BC+
B.2.b δόσι χρημάτων ὑ. surpass all, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπερβαλλόμενος πλήθεϊ with overpowering numbers, Refsperfect participle passive, ὑπερβεβλημένη γυνή an excellent, surpassing woman, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.3 overbid, outbid (see. above Refs 5th c.BC+
B.4 outflank, τὸ κέρας τῶν πολεμίων Refs 1st c.BC+
B.II put off, postpone, τὴν ἀπόδοσιν Refs 5th c.BC+; but ἢν ὑπερβάλωνται ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν.. συμβολὴν μὴ ποιεύμενοι if they let that day pass without fighting, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, delay, linger, Refs 5th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

immeasurable2×surpasses2×surpassing1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
huperballarōntemὑπερβάλλονhappening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuterimmeasurable1×
huperballarōntanὑπερβάλλουσανhappening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular femininesurpasses2×
huperballarōntemὑπερβάλλονhappening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuterimmeasurable1×
huperballarōntauὑπερβαλλούσηςhappening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular femininesurpasses1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularhuperballamōhuperballamehuperballamihuperballamahuperballamēhuperballamelē
you 2nd person singularhuperballasōhuperballasehuperballasihuperballasahuperballasēhuperballaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperballatōhuperballatehuperballatihuperballatahuperballatēhuperballatelē
we 1st person pluralhuperballanōhuperballanehuperballanihuperballanahuperballanēhuperballanelē
ye 2nd person pluralhuperballavōhuperballavehuperballavihuperballavahuperballavēhuperballavelē
they 3rd person pluralhuperballalōhuperballalehuperballalihuperballalahuperballalēhuperballalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularhuperballameiōhuperballameiahuperballameiē
you 2nd person singularhuperballaseiōhuperballaseiahuperballaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperballateiōhuperballateiahuperballateiē
we 1st person pluralhuperballaneiōhuperballaneiahuperballaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralhuperballaveiōhuperballaveiahuperballaveiē
they 3rd person pluralhuperballaleiōhuperballaleiahuperballaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularhuperballasōrhuperballasarhuperballasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperballatōrhuperballatarhuperballatēr
ye 2nd person pluralhuperballavōrhuperballavarhuperballavēr
they 3rd person pluralhuperballalōrhuperballalarhuperballalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularhuperballamoiōhuperballamoia
you 2nd person singularhuperballasoiōhuperballasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperballatoiōhuperballatoia
we 1st person pluralhuperballanoiōhuperballanoia
ye 2nd person pluralhuperballavoiōhuperballavoia
they 3rd person pluralhuperballaloiōhuperballaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicehuperballarōhuperballarihuperballarahuperballarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicehuperballarōntos5×huperballarintoshuperballarantoshuperballarēntos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
huperballstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

huperball is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

huperballarōntem“immeasurable”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×

Ephesians 1:19“immeasurable”kai tinem tem huperballarōntem megethem tau dunamiau autou eis nin …and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe …

huperballarōntan“surpasses”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine2×

2 Corinthians 9:14… huper vu epipotharōntoiu vin dia tan huperballarōntan charitan tou theou epi vi.… affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

Ephesians 3:19gnōskara tē tan huperballarōntan tau gnōsiau agapan tou Christou, hina …… and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled …

huperballarōntem“immeasurable”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×

Ephesians 2:7“immeasurable”… en toi aiōnoi toi eperchorōntoi tem huperballarōntem ploutem tau charitau autou en chrēstota …… order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

huperballarōntau“surpasses”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular feminine1×

2 Corinthians 3:10… en houte te mere heineken tau huperballarōntau doxau;… in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.